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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (See The New Law!)

Here’s some great news for our customers who want to cut the costs of sending their kids to college!

Under the new American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009,  taxpayers who buy PCs for their children in 2009 and 2010 can claim those Desktops, Notebooks, and Netbooks as qualified higher education expenses.

The Act defines computer-related qualified expenses as any expense incurred for buying any computer technology and equipment, as well as Internet access and related services as long as the equipment and technology is used by the student and the student’s family during any of the years the student is enrolled at an eligible educational institution.

All of you who have college-aged kids know that tuition costs have skyrocketed – so this additional perk is a welcome benefit.  This tax break is only in effect through 2010, so those who have children in college or kids ready to start school in September need to start shopping for new PCs now!

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Not to be construed as tax advice, see your tax professional.
Applicable to U.S. Tax Filers only.

High quality images on the disc label side:
Labelflash utilizes the existing recording laser in DVD-writers to burn high contrast and high resolution images by changing the blue dye color to colorless. Optimal image data processing is carried out in accordance with the burning time, and pictures of high-resolution and high contrast can be burned.  Labelflash utilizes a newly developed, pick up and rotation control, and high-speed signal processing system of image data. The special Labelflash disc structure realizes the optimal focusing setting. Stable burning of pictures can be completed in as little as 5 minutes.

Long-lasting, titles and pictures:
The picture-burning layer is located 0.6mm deep into the media and protected by a polycarbonate layer. Images last longer since they cannot be touched directly.

Labelflash disc features:

• High-quality images can be burned on the entire labeling surface.
• With a Labelflash-compliant DVD drive, you can burn a high contrast and resolution image by changing the blue dye color to colorless and shading it using the same laser used for data recording.
• The dye used has high durability and light-resistance, making it ideal for long-term storage.
• Unrivaled compatibility with the drive: The writing laser utilizes our independently developed “OXOLIFE” dye coating.
• Labelflash DVD discs utilize both photo and organic synthesis technology thorough our independently developed organic dye, “OXOLIFE.” This unique dye offers superb temperature/moisture protection and light-resistance, making it ideal for highly-sensitive, high-precision writing and long-term storage.

• High Capacity USB Thumb Drives:
  USB Thumb Drives are now available in sizes as large as 64GB (soon to be even more).  While the USB interface is somewhat slow, these make an ideal solution for their small compact size.  Thumb drives are perfect for storing in files, or other compact spaces.  While their cost per GB is somewhat high, their convenience, USB interface, size, and extremely light weight, make them a very attractive option.
  
  Click Here for 32GB Thumb Drives or for 64GB+ Thumb Drives
   
• External Hard Drives
  Now you have a wide variety of options for external hard drives.  1TB (Terabyte) External Drives are now available for less than $200.00.  External drives come in a wide range of sizes, speeds, and interfaces.  They are available with USB (the slowest), Firewire (medium speed), and SATA/eSATA (the fastest). 
  
  When selecting an external drive, it is important to consider how you will use the drive, and the interface limitations of your computer.  If you have a laptop that only has USB ports, this would be your best (possibly only) option.  If you have USB & Firewire, get a drive that has Firewire for the performance boost.  If your system has a SATA or eSata port, get a drive with this option - it will give you true hard drive to hard drive performance. 
  
  However, also consider where you might need to restore the data.  USB is the most universal, in that almost all systems have USB ports.  If your system dies, and you need to restore your data, this may be your most important consideration.
  
  One last consideration is to keep your backup drive continuously connected, or only connect it during backups.  The general idea of backups is to have a copy of your data in case your system fails - which they do.  But you may also want secure protected backups in a safe or safe deposit box.  Regardless, external hard drives offer an outstanding solution for backing up your data, and the cost per GB is quite low.
  
  Click Here for External USB/Firewire Hard Drives
   
• Hard Drive Docks (Toasters)
  An incredibly simple, yet functional new product category emerged in 2008: Hard Drive Toasters (Hard Drive Docks).  This device lets you plug in regular internal hard drives as though they were pop-in flash drives.  You drop in your hard drive, and the dock instantly gives your system access to that drive, without wiring, or power connections - it's all done by the hard drive toaster.  This way you can use any compatible hard drive as an external removable hard drive for backup purposes!
  
  Click Here for Hard Drive Docks
   
• Online Backup
  Still another option is to use an online backup service.  These come in two forms:
  
       • Backup to another computer over the Internet
       • Backup to a central server using the Internet
  
  The first of these can work very well, and automatically backups when you are online.  The Microsoft OneCare service is one example.  It can backup your data from your system to another in your OneCare account across the Internet automatically, regardless of where you are.
  
  The second involves trusting your critical data to someone else's servers, and usually no real guarantee that your data will always be there.  If they loose your data, they just refund your fee.  This service may be fine for a couple of letters, but business critical data needs to be accessible forever.  For this reason, you are better advised to look to a hardware solution that you control.
   
• Backup Software
  Many products come with backup software included, such as External Hard Drives, and Antivirus products like CA Security Suite.  Most offer excellent features for automated backups.  But remember, backup software and devices, are only as good as your willingness to use them!  So backup regularly, and backup often.

The best time to add more memory is when you buy your system! Get the memory that's right for your computer, whether laptop, desktop, or All-In-One. Click Here for our Memory Upgrade Options. »

The result is that some systems will have shared memory, some will not. If you have 2GB (for example) of system memory installed, you may notice that your system reports significantly less memory. This is because your system is using shared memory for your video.

What can you do about this?
You can actually configure this shared memory through your computer’s BIOS settings. However, this is a setting best left alone, since it is typically optimized for display performance, and making changes may impact display resolutions, and other video capabilities.

The simplest solution is usually to either: increase your system memory; or to upgrade the video hardware. By upgrading to a new video card with built-in video memory, then turning off shared memory, you will free your system to use it's maximum potential memory, and provide your system with much more robust video features.

Click Here for our Memory Options » Click Here for the latest Video Cards »

But always remember, that the amount of memory that your system reports, is not always the amount of actual installed memory. For example, if you have 4GB installed, 32 bit versions of Windows will typically report 3.2GB due to a limitation of Windows itself.  Also note that different Windows programs report available and maximum memory differently, which can be confusing. If you find that you need more memory, we suggest expanding your system memory, since this is the most effective performance increase, and the one that is easiest to perform .

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